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MARTHA E. BARBOUR, OF SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

ASH-SIFTER.

SPECIFICATION forming 'oart of Letters Patent No. 691,522, dated January21, 1902.

Application filed April 20, 1901.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, MARTHA E. BARBOUE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Scranton, in the county of Lackawanna, State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inAsh-Sifters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention comprises an improved attachment for ash-sifters wherebythe sifter may be readily supported over a barrel, can, or otherash-receiver during the sifting operation.

In the accompanying drawings,whieh illustrate my invention, Figure l isa plan View of an ash-sifter having my improvements attached. Fig. 2 isa side view of the same; and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a portionof a barrel, illustrating the manner in which the ash-sifter issupported thereon.

Referring to the drawings, A indicates an ash-sifter to which myimprovements are attached. This sifter, as shown in the drawings,consists of, a circular sheet-metal pan formed with suitableperforations 1, to permit the ashes to pass through, and having at oneside a handle 2; but the sifter may be otherwise designed and may beconstructed of any suitable material.

My inventionY comprises the attachment hereinafter described forpivotally supporting and guiding the sifter when the latter is placedacross the top of an ash-receiver.

In carrying out my invention I secure centrally to the under side of thepan a plate 3, having thereon a stud or pivot pin 4 and an annularshoulder 5 at the base of the stud. To this stud is connected a supportcomprising the two radial arms 6 and 7, formed, preferably, from asingle rod, said rod having a part 8 at the junction of the two armsbent around the stud or pivot-pin 4, and the outer ends of the armshaving portions 9, extending upwardly above the upper edge 10 of the pan,

and hooks 11, which are adapted to fit over the upper edge of theash-receiver. As shown in Fig. 2, the radial arms have upwardlyoffsetportions 12, which guide and support the pan at two points near itsperiphery. The hooked portions 11 are bent inwardly toward the verticalparts 9, as shown at 13, thus forming stops which engage the top of theash-receiver. The ends 14 of the hooks,

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15, the inner end 1G of which is wrapped around the radial arms of thesupport at their ju nction with the part 8; This rod, as shown, isdownwardly inclined, and its outer end 17 is adapted to rest against theinner wall of the ash-receiver when the sifter is in place, as shown inFig. 3. The rod 15 thus braces the sifter and binds the collar orannular part 8 of the support around the pivot-pin. The two arms of thesupport are connected by a curved connecting-rod 18, the ends of whichare secured to the upright portions 9 of the arms. This bar extendsparallel with the edge of the pan above and in contact with the handle2, the latter being connected to the pan between the arms of the supportby a downwardly-bent portion 19.

In operation the sifter is placed within the ash-receiver, as shown inFig. 3, with the hook portions extending over the edge ot' the receiverand the end 17 of the brace against its inner Wall. The sifter will thusbe pivotally supported within the receiver and the ashes may be siftedby oscillating the handle 2 in an obvious manner. The odset portions 12of the radial arms support and guide the sifter at two points on eitherside of the handle. Any tendency of the sifter to tilt toward the sideaway from the handle due to heavy loading on that side will becounteracted by the rod 18, which extends over the handle. This bar, itwill be seen, effectually prevents the sifter from tilting forward andforms a guide for the handle as well as a brace for the arms of thesupport.

It will be evident that the attachment may be applied to sifters ofvarious designs and that it may be suited to receivers of dierent formswith slight Variation in the arrangement of the parts of the support. Ido not, therefore, wish to limit myself to the exact construction shownin the drawings.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, 1s

1. The combination with a sifting-pan having a suitable handle, of asupport pivotally secured to the under side of said pan, said supportcomprising two radiallyfextending armshaving hooked ends adapted t0extend over the upper edges of an ash-receiver, and a rod connected tosaid hooked ends and overlying the handle.

2. The combination with a sifting-pan hav- I arms having hookedendsadapted to extend over the upper edges of an ash-receiver, a braceconnected to said support and adapted to engage the inner .Wall of thereceiver, and a rod connected to said hooked ends and overlying thehandle.

4. The combination with a sifting-pan having a stud projecting from itsunder side, of a support comprising a rod bent around said stud to forma collar and having two radial arms provided with hooked ends adapted torest upon the edges of an ash-receiver, and a brace one end of which issecured to said arms adjacent to the collar, the opposite end of thebrace being adapted to engage the inner wall of the ash-receiver.

5. The combination with an ash-sifter, of a support pivotally secured tothe under side of said sifter, said support comprising two armsextending radially beneath the sifter and having upwardly-offsetportions adapted to support and guide the edge of the sifter A:- andhooked ends adapted to engage the edges of an ash-receiver, and a bracesecured to said support and adapted to engage the inner Wall of thereceiver.

In testimony whereof I affix lmy signature 45 in presence of twowitnesses.

MARTHA E. HARBOUR. lVitnesses:

WM. E. NICELY, L. A. HARDING.

